by Alissa | Jan 9, 2023 | Alissa McClure blog, random thoughts, self-improvement, Updates
My WORD for 2022 was hope. I was inspired to learn more about this word after reading this talk. I became particularly interested in how it related to my word for 2021: faith. I was so intrigued by how often we see those words paired together throughout...
by Alissa | Apr 20, 2022 | Alissa McClure blog, Joy, motherhood, random thoughts, self-improvement, Updates
The first day I ran, I wasn’t intentionally starting a new fitness program. If I’m being totally honest, I started jogging across the crosswalk because the crossing guards had been holding up traffic for a while already and I felt guilty about keeping all those people...
by Alissa | Jan 23, 2021 | Alissa McClure blog, Joy, self-improvement, Updates
When I was in high school, I had this incredible opportunity to take voice lessons from a professor at Florida Southern College. It was quite a drive from my house, but the circumstances behind this little miracle opportunity were such that I never considered not...
by Alissa | Jul 7, 2020 | giveaway, giveaway, Joy, motherhood, random thoughts, self-improvement, Updates
For the entire year I had been planning to attend a writing retreat. I was so excited to go and spend some time focusing on the novel I am working on for hours on end. But then, of course, plans changed. Remember how I wrote about how unexpected last summer was for...
by Alissa | Jul 18, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, giveaway, giveaway, Updates
My first blogiversary is in the books. I hope you all had fun! Even though it was a bit more demanding than my regular blog schedule, it was fun to share some fun giveaways with you and to get to interact with many of you. I look forward to celebrating again...
by Alissa | Nov 29, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, motherhood, Updates, Writing
Last year I was a part of a preschool co-op with several wonderful women who also have sons about the same age as my 4th son. We met at each other’s houses each Wednesday and the mother who hosted taught a little lesson, read a book, led a craft, and shared a snack....
